Bigger, better: Buffalo Wild Wings reopens July 26

Buffalo Wild Wings in Cape Girardeau will celebrate its newly remodeled restaurant July 26 by giving away free wings for a year to the first 150 people in line to see its new look.

The restaurant, owned by Bill Zellmer, is planning upgrades both inside and out. It closed Sunday for renovations and will remain closed all week, reopening at 10 a.m. July 26.

New furniture, new kitchen equipment, new paint, new flooring and a new storefront are all planned. The seating will be redesigned to add 50 seats. Booths will be added in the bar area. Upgraded bar equipment will be installed including a new beer tap system with 35 taps.

About 10 new employees will be hired to serve the additional customers the restaurant will now be able to hold, Zellmer said.

For those who like to come to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch sporting events, new HD televisions and two 110-inch HD projectors are planned.

All of the restaurant's existing televisions, kitchen equipment and more will be auctioned at 10 a.m. today in the Town Plaza shopping center parking lot. The auction will be conducted by Miller Auction Service.

Zellmer, who also owns Buffalo Wild Wings in Carbondale, Ill., Sikeston, Mo., Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Farmington, Mo., said he has seen huge crowds waiting in line for the free-wings-for-a-year prize at his other restaurants that have done this promotion. People have camped out overnight in the restaurants' parking lots to receive the coupon books containing certificates for an order of 6 free wings each week for a year.

* New urgent care clinic opens: Doctors Express, a new urgent care franchise, will open in Cape Girardeau this week with a ribbon cutting Thursday and a community open house Saturday.

The center opened its doors for business Saturday at 465 S. Mount Auburn Road, Suite 103, near the intersection of Interstate 55 and Highway 74.

Dr. Julia Pewitt Kinder and her staff hope to eliminate the long waits experienced at other doctors' offices and emergency rooms. Other doctors on staff include Dr. Bernie Ranchero and Dr. Kevin Martin.

Doctors Express is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

* Smoothie King now open in Cape: Smoothie King has opened in the Crossroads Shopping Center at 97 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. Smoothie King is owned by Shea Inc., made up of David and Sandy Donley, Chris and Bridgett Wheeler and Tammy Silvey.

The Donleys own the shopping center at the corner of Kingshighway and Independence, where the Smoothie King franchise is located.

Its menu features more than 40 smoothies made to order with real fruit, all-natural juices and a mix of vitamins and nutrients. Nutritional supplements and healthy snacks are also available for purchase.

Smoothie King is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

The Cape Girardeau Smoothie King also offers catering. For more information, visit the store or call 579-7875 or 335-6400.

* New owner at Jackson body shop: Mayberry's Auto Body at 652 Highway 34 in Jackson is now under the ownership of Nick Mayberry.

He has taken over the family business from his father, Don Mayberry. Nick Mayberry previously worked for Huckstep Body and Paint Shop in Cape Girardeau for 27 years.

He specializes in auto body repair, restorations and motorcycle painting. Free estimates are available.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held July 14. For more information, call 243-0438 or 579-8205.

* Ray's teams up with Water's Edge: Ray and Cindy Ressel, owners of Ray's of Kelso in Kelso, Mo., have formed a partnership with Ed and Abbie Leoni, owners of The Water's Edge in Gordonville. The partnership allows Ray's to operate The Water's Edge facility and gives Ray's food and beverage catering privileges.

The Water's Edge, an outdoor-indoor wedding venue, was previously known as Grossheider Lakes. The Leonis purchased the property in December 2004 and opened The Water's Edge: A Wedding & Event Retreat LLC in 2006. The Water's Edge is situated between two lakes on 30 acres. The site features a two-bedroom lodge, an indoor banquet hall, an outdoor screened-in pavilion, an open-air pavilion, gazebos, waterfalls and fountains.

Ressel said he hopes to promote the facilty's multiple uses for business and corporate events including the Christmas season. In addition the Kelso restaurant in Kelso, Ray's also operates the Plaza Conference Center Banquet facility in Cape Girardeau. The Water's Edge is at 7501 Highway 25 in Gordonville. For more information, call 587-6414.

* City awards video contract: SEMO Video Productions LLC owners Lou Peukert and Andrew Chronister recently renewed their contract to produce and televise the Cape Girardeau City Council meetings for another term. SEMO Video Productions LLC has provided the service since January 4. City council meetings are broadcast on the city cable access channel, CG-993, and also may be viewed on the city's website. In addition to live multicamera production, SEMO Video specializes in producing commercials and corporate videos.

* Food Bank receives NAP credits: The Missouri Department of Economic Development has approved Southeast Missouri Food Bank for $250,000 in state tax credits under the Neighborhood Assistance Program. The Southeast Missouri Food Bank will use the tax credits to provide more food to charitable and disaster relief programs in Southeast Missouri.

More than 160 not-for-profit hunger relief agencies in 16 counties of Southeast Missouri benefit from the Southeast Missouri Food Bank. Member agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters for the abused and homeless, senior resident programs, low-income children's programs and not-for-profit rehabilitation facilities.

The DED administers the Neighborhood Assistance Program that helps not-for-profit organizations raise private-sector funds by providing partial state tax credits to businesses that make contributions to approved community improvement projects. People interested in giving giving to the Southeast Missouri Food Bank through the NAP program may e-mail Karen Green, executive director, at kgreen@feedingamerica.org, or call 651-0400.

* New tenants at Lorimont Place: Steel Concepts and Design LLC will relocate its offices to the Lorimont Place development on South Mount Auburn Road. Commercial broker Tom Kelsey, who handles the leasing there, confirmed that the company has leased a 2,793-square-foot office suite at 272 S. Mount Auburn Road. Steel Concepts, formed in 1996, is owned by Rocky Francis and contracts with principals, engineers and architects to produce shop drawings for industrial, commercial and residential projects. The business employs a staff of experienced steel detailers and has worked on projects throughout the world.

Also sharing the office suite will be Angela Francis Interiors, a professional interior design company specializing in interior design services in the Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri areas. Angela Francis is an allied member of the American Society of Interior Designers organization.

Kelsey said the space is being redecorated to accommodate both businesses with an occupancy date within the next 45 days or so. The Lorimont Place development, built in 1993, is a 90,500-square-foot corporate office complex anchored by MedAssets, a health care group-purchasing company.

Southeast Missourian business reporter Melissa Miller may be contacted at 388-3646 or mmiller@semissourian.com.